In an alleged suicide bid, a youth jumped from the Delhi-Noida-Delhi (DND) flyover in the Yamuna river, bringing traffic on the busy route to a grinding halt here this afternoon.
The 19-year-old youth, identified as Rohit, resides at a JJ Colony in Taimoor Nagar village.
Two fire tenders and several divers were pressed into search and rescue operations after Rohit jumped from the flyover around 3.45 PM today. He, however, remained untraceable till reports last came in.
"His friends told us that Rohit was depressed after he was reportedly fired from his job as a salesman in a Lajpat Nagar showroom. He had even told them that he was going to commit suicide but did not reveal the spot," said a police officer.
Some people saw him jumping off the flyover and called police and the fire department.
The incident caused long traffic jams which spread till Maharani Bagh, Ashram Chowk and Sarai Kale Khan.
